SBRT
Hi, new to forum. My husband (72) recently diagnosed. PSA 2, lump incidentally felt on digital exam for colonoscopy, Gleason score 7, 3+4, 5/12 positive cores on biopsy and decipher score .8 (high). He was going to go active surveillance until he received the decipher score. Sorting through the options, down to SBRT, five treatments. Any feedback from people that have had this procedure would be appreciated. TIA
Hi there! Thanks for posting here and welcome to the forum. You'll find many others here who are weighing options in terms of treatment, so I'm glad you found the page. There are many who have already shared their experiences so I'm going to go ahead and provide links to those pages for you so you can see what they've said or even join in on the conversations there. Take a look through these and let me know if you find any particularly helpful as you've navigating these decisions with your husband.
https://prostatecancer.net/forums/sbrt-or-hdr-brachytherapy-48-y-o
https://prostatecancer.net/forums/anyone-get-sbrt
https://prostatecancer.net/stories/not-my-first-rodeo
Thanks and please do keep us updated!
- Jake (Team Member)Hello. I had SBRT with a SpaceOAR 2 years ago at age 68. I only had 1 positive core in a biopsy of 12 samples. It was stage 2 with Gleason of 4+3=7. My PSA was 15.47 while on finasteride. During treatment over 2 weeks I experienced fatigue and mild urinary symptoms. Both cleared after treatment stopped. My PSA is now .04 two years later. I experience very mild burning sometimes when I pee and have had microscopic findings of blood in my urine. Both are likely side effects of the radiation. An MRI found no indication of bladder cancer. I’m a pretty happy and very thankful man at this point.
Hi
. Thanks for sharing your experience. It is always great to see the way community members try to help each other out. Glad to hear that you are happy with your outcome. I'm guessing your doctor may have mentioned this, but for everyone out there, blood can occur in the urine following prostate radiation due to fragile blood vessels. Wishing you the best. Richard (Team Member)
